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Dec 22, 1925.

N. E. DIEGEL GAME Filed July 29 1925 PatentediDecQZZ, 1925.]

Application filed July 2 9, 1925.

' citizen of t-he: United "States, residing at River Rouge, iu the countyof 'lvayne and Stateot' l\liehigan, 'has invented-'eertainneivv a'nd useful Tmprovemen'ts in Games,;-ot

which the following is a'specificationra-- This invention is a gameudesignedto-be played upon a specially prepared board with counters 'a'iid otherelei'nents; and the general object is to prmiide an attractive and entertaining game apparatus for indoor amusement;

' In the drawing Figure -1 is a plan view of the game board; Figure 2 is alongitudinal, vertical section;

Figure triangle; V Figure 4 is a detail of the ball; Figure 5 is'a detail of one of the counters; Figure 6 is a detail of the spring plunger; Figure 7 is a detail of the pocket structure:

This game 3 is a detail of the interference includes a rectangular, horizon- I tally disposed-field board 1, enclosed by verical sides and ends 2, which sides and ends both rise above and depend below the plane of the field board, so that the latter is held in a somewhat elevated position and there is a space left beneath the same. The upper surface of this field board is demarked and divided into two sections, a medial section 3 and an outlying section 7 which embraces the medial section 3 on three sides. These two sections are painted and colored difierently from each other for the sake of distinction in the purpose of the game. One end of the medial section 3 extends out to the end of the board and coincides with the end of the section 7 while the opposite end falls short of the opposite end of the board, as shown in Figure 1.

At the sides and at one end of the structll 1'e,"&' number of pockets 4: are formed, there being four pockets at each side and one at the end of the section 3 which extends clear to the end of the board, and these pockets are numbered as shown. These pockets maybe formed in any conventional manner, as by cutting out semi-circular sections 5 from the fieldboard'and tacking in bags 6. They mouths of the pockets are of course to be flush with the upper surface of the field board 1. At that end. of the field board 1 covered by the colored section 7, a spring-set GAME;

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catapult Sj'lS'JHOllllifCl. For this purpose support 9 is fastened toth'e board 1', slightly" rom the; end'thereot, and alignedspaeed 1' holes 10 are bored through the end-piece 2 and'thesaid support 9. The catapult bar 11 is then- 'slidingly 'mo-untedvthrough these h'oles and a propulsive coil spring 12 is op-" er-atively. moimteld overf the bar 11 and braced betweenw'a pin 'ltisetthrough the bar li and the said end place. 4 The accessories of the board comprise a ball 14 of any suitable 1f 3 7 PATENT Q'FFVICEEQHIJ l 1 v I i I 1 w trarn n. DIEGEL, on ,RIVER, ROUG MICHIGAN. 1

material, an interference triangle l5 and a plurality of counters 16.

Yarious forms of play may be devised, usingthe apparatus as described. In the form contemplated now by the inventor, each player is provided with an equal number of counters similar to 16. Each player.- then successively places the triangle 15 at any-point he desires upon and within the medial field section 3, places the ball 14: in advance of the catapult bar 11, and shoots the ball across thefield. Should the ball rollinto any one of the pockets, each of the other players delivers to the player making the shot, the number of counters called or represented by the serial'number of that pocket. The play is continued until each player in turn has had fifteen shots. The one then holding the most counters is the winner. In case a player loses all his counters before getting fifteenshots, he is out of that game.

While I have herein described a certain specific manner and method of constructing and assembling the elements of my invention, it is understood that I may vary from the same in minor details, not departing bination a rectangular field board with raised sides and ends, the held includinga medial section extending out to one'end of the board, and a diii'er'entiated outlying section which embraces the, medial section on three sides, the said board having'a plurality of numbered pockets arranged upon two sides and at the. outer end of the medial field section, the mouths of'the said pockets being flush Withthe surface of the field-- board; a catapult at the. end of the board covered by the said outlying field section; a ball adaptedto'be driven by the catapult into said pockets; an interference triangle for placing u pon the said medial section;

and a jplura'hty of counters for checking the e s 0f. the l'play c 2 A game apparatus, comprising 1n com.-

bina'tion'fan enclosed rectangular field ini the field of the board including medial and outlying sections:

eluding"difierentiated medial and outlying a "plurality of numbered pell1ng' 'the ball over the field.

A game-apparatus, C( )II1p1'1S1I1g 'in combination a field board enclosed at'the sides,

pockets arranged around [the sides of the board; an interference tritionj itball' "for angle for locating rolling over the'board three sides of the :ing lef edge of said middle portion of the said outlying section; an interference triangle for locating upon the said medial section; a ball by the 1 M70 1 the medial field sec-5 i against said triangle and intosaid pockets; and a plurality of counters forehecking the game.

4. A game apparatus, bination a field board having difl'erently colored medial and outlying field sections, the medial section coinciding at one side with the side of. the outlying section; nine serially numbered pockets mounted upon field board,'the middle portion of the outlying section, however,'be-

topen; a catapult. mounted at the adapted to be driven over the board comprising in comcatapult-and to roll into said pockets; and I .a' lurality of counters.

n'testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILFRID E. D-IEGEL. 

